A Grand Monday: Peugeot 106 XRAD van

As rarities go, commercial vehicle variants of workaday cars are often very scarce indeed.

Designed for a purpose, as soon as their useful life is over, they’re often disposed of for scrap. Which makes this week’s star of the classifieds well worth a look.

Having spent most of its life as a service vehicle for the NHS in East Sussex, this 1.5-litre diesel Peugeot 106 van, or 106 XRAD to give it its full title, has had quite a pampered life by commercial vehicle standards.

It has a healthy MoT, as well as a recent cambelt and clutch, meaning it should be a dependable workhorse for a long time to come. It also comes with a thick folder of bills relating to its past and a scrupulously clean interior, as you’d expect from the NHS.

At £925, it’s a very rare vehicle for the money.